Journey from Italy to Vietnam of the picture book about President Ho Chi Minh

NDO - The picture book “Ho Chi Minh – A man and a nation” was published 57 years ago in Italy with the title “Ho Ci Min – Un uomo e un popolo”. After 57 years, on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday, the book was translated and introduced to readers by Kim Dong Publishing House.

The book “Ho Ci Min – Un uomo e un popolo” was published by Vie Nuove Magazine (New Roads), at that time the mouthpiece of the Italian Communist Party, consisting of 12 issues, with 12 topics arranged in historical order, told by journalists Paolo Bracaglia Morante and Camillo Pisani, combined with vivid illustrations by artist Pino Dangelico and many valuable documentary photos, published in 1968.

The book shows that since the 1960s, Ho Chi Minh's image and thoughts have gone beyond the borders of Vietnam and become a source of inspiration for many countries and peoples around the world . The work "Ho Ci Min - Un uomo e un popolo" is a vivid proof of the strong support and sincere affection of international friends, especially the Italian people, for President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese people.

The book contains valuable documents about the two resistance wars of the Vietnamese people, and more especially, the comic strips depicting the life of President Ho Chi Minh associated with the history of the nation. The work leads readers to learn about the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh, from when the boy Nguyen Sinh Cung witnessed the brutality of the feudal regime to when he became Nguyen Ai Quoc and later Ho Chi Minh, the person who led the revolutionary movement of the Vietnamese people to glorious victory.

In 2020, this special publication was presented to the Ho Chi Minh Museum by the Veneto Region Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association and then introduced to Kim Dong Publishing House by the Vietnam-Italy Friendship Association. On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth, the book was translated and launched under the name "Ho Chi Minh - A man and a nation". This is a rare publication about the life of President Ho Chi Minh in comic book form.

The Vietnamese edition was translated by Bui Thi Thai Duong, and edited with support from the Ho Chi Minh Museum and Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Quang Hai, Institute of History, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences .

Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Quang Hai shared: “The book has a new approach, a new database with rich, diverse, and reliable sources of documents. The book is researched, compiled, and presented very carefully, seriously, and with good quality. I highly appreciate the value of the book, especially in educating the younger generation.”

In the book's dedication, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam-Italy Friendship Association Tran Thanh Quyet and President of the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association in the Veneto region - Mr. Renato Darsiè shared: "This small book is a spiritual gift from Italian friends - those who always admire the revolutionary path, life and ideology of President Ho Chi Minh - one of the great symbols of the world's aspirations for independence, freedom and peace. Through the writings of Italian journalists and artists since 1968, along with the sincere feelings that international friends have for Vietnam during difficult historical moments, we wish to contribute another bridge so that today's readers can feel more deeply the image of a person - a nation, and together preserve the belief in the eternal values ​​of humanistic ideals and peace."

Ms. Vu Thi Quynh Lien, Deputy Director and Editor-in-Chief of Kim Dong Publishing House shared: “Through this book, Kim Dong Publishing House hopes that young readers will have more inspiration to continue to learn and preserve the heritage of President Ho Chi Minh, nurture love for the homeland, the will to study, the spirit of dedication and the desire to build, contributing to bringing the country firmly into a new era, the era of national growth.”

On this occasion, along with the book "Ho Chi Minh - A man and a nation", Kim Dong Publishing House introduced to readers many new titles about Uncle Ho such as: Two collections "Uncle Ho's Tet Letters", "Uncle Ho's Letters to Children" which are a selection of Uncle Ho's letters to teenagers, children and New Year's greetings to all compatriots nationwide; "The Days Living Near Uncle Ho" - a simple memoir by Mrs. Nong Thi Trung, a Tay ethnic woman, telling about the time of secret activities in the Pac Bo mountains and forests, together with a number of comrades, having lived close to Uncle Ho, being educated and trained by Uncle Ho, she gradually matured, overcoming the difficulties in her private life and work, becoming an exemplary and enthusiastic female cadre.

In addition, the book “Uncle Ho’s Secretary Tells Stories” is the sharing of comrade Vu Ky - who spent 24 years as a dedicated secretary serving Uncle Ho; Following His Footsteps - a collection of memoirs by Professor, Doctor, writer Trinh Quang Phu brings readers useful information and documents to help readers better understand, love, and inspire them to learn the style and noble will of President Ho Chi Minh.

Also on this occasion, Kim Dong Publishing House cooperated with Fahasa Bookstore to release a special edition of Blue Lotus Bud by writer Son Tung with a formal hardcover and a gift of a vivid visual information graphic poster about President Ho Chi Minh's journey to find a way to save the country and liberate the nation.

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